What became a genuine international viral phenomenon, actually started out on a farm in central Finland; in a barn, to be precise. And now these like-minded countrymen dubbed Steve'N'Seagulls - with the emphasis on "country" - have tackled the Metallica classic "Seek And Destroy" below:

 

Steve'N'Seagulls recently played a customized version  of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," using homespun instrumentation, everything from banjo picking to anvil bangin' to achieve their original take on a classic. They filmed the event, posted the results on YouTube, and within a couple of weeks, the clip had accumulated over five million views. It's now topped out at 10 million. 

For Steve'N'Seagulls, this was a bolt from the blue, but then, as history shows us, the greatest stories ever told tend to start in a stable. Yes, a stable. Now, the band is gearing up to release Farm Machine via Spinefarm on May 12th. "Finally it's complete!" exclaims the band. "And the fruits of our labour please us. We are now preparing to take on the world!"

Check out the Steve'N'Seagulls cover of the AC/DC stalwart - "You Shook Me All Night Long" below. The video features hilarious moments in the barn, as well as awkward moments at the ice hockey rink. 

If you need a refresher on who, exactly, Steven'N'Seagulls are, then settle in and get schooled. S'N'S is comprised of an acoustic guitarist/vocalist; a banjo player; a double-bassist; a big dude wearing overalls and a beaver hat playing mandolin/keyboards/accordion/whatever-he-gets-his-hands-on; and a cajon-straddlin' percussionist, have delivered a 13-track album featuring rural riffs and villager vocals, filled to the brim with "hillbillified" versions of immortal heavy metal standards - the track listing is below. 

It's a body of work best enjoyed with a bathtub of moonshine close at hand, but really, as foot-stompingly  enjoyable as S'N'S are on record, you ain't seen nothin' 'til you've experienced The 'Gulls live. Steve'N'Seagulls will skedaddle off to Swedish and Norwegian soil, before raisin' hell at European festivals. In September, they are planning to head over to the U.S. and Canada before returning to Europe for further merriment and mayhem.

Let the hillbillification commence...

Farm Machine tracklisting:

"Grand Opening"
"Black Dog"
"Thunderstruck"
"The Trooper"
"Ich Will"
"Paradise City"
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Over The Hills And Far Away"
"Seek And Destroy"
"Holy Diver"
"Run To The Hills"
"You Shook Me All Night Long"
"Cemetery Gates"